Sara Gragg
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Food microbiologist specializing in food safety, with an emphasis on the meat and poultry industries.
Associate Professor, Animal and Dairy Sciences; Associate Director, Meat Science and Animal Biologics Discovery College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Work: 608-265-4454 — Home and cell phones available upon request sgragg@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Identifying and validating post-harvest interventions to prevent and/or reduce the presence of Salmonella or other foodborne pathogens in meat products.
- Describing the pre-harvest transmission of foodborne pathogens in food animals, including the relationship between the pathogen, the animal host and the environment.
- Characterizing Salmonella carriage in high-risk animal tissues, such as lymph nodes, and identifying opportunities for mitigation to reduce impact on public health.
- Identifying and validating pre-harvest interventions to reduce foodborne pathogens in live animals.
Achievements
- Academic representative on the Executive Committee of the Beef Industry Safety Council (2024-2025)
- Over 20 years of experience in food safety research.
- Co-author of over 30 peer-reviewed journal publications and 4 book chapters.
- Served as lead or co-PI on over $20 million in funding for research, teaching, and outreach activities related to my discipline area.